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LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The chief inspectors of Ofsted and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have launched a scathing attack on councils' failure to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Better safeguarding work leads to fall in violent injuries

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Improved child protection procedures have contributed to a large fall in the number of violent injuries against children and young people over the last year, a leading research academic has said.

GPs need to improve knowledge of FGM, say MPs

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised GPs and other health professionals for failing to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The government-appointed troubleshooter charged with turning around Birmingham's failing children's services has hit out at health services for being reluctant to get involved in child protection work.

Rotherham chief Ian Thomas to discuss his plans to tackle CSE

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham's new director of children's services Ian Thomas is to deliver a keynote presentation on leading the effort to combat child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Jay report, at a CYP Now Conference.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

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Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of pupils to top eight million by 2023; London mayor launches drive to tackle child obesity; and school extremism report leaked, all in the news today.

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities must do more to prevent the deaths of more than 60 children each year from preventable accidents, a report has found.

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils divulge details of teacher relationship claims; government orders action at Norfolk children's services; and Essex children's centres' opening hours to be cut, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Third of council tenants fall behind with rent since 'bedroom tax' introduced; body of four-year-old Hamzah Khan left in a house for two years, court told; and former Coventry DCS Colin Green joins Tower Hamlets safeguarding children's board, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Benefits capped, DCS hurt in car crash, tax credits

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Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Barnardo's attacks cap on benefit rises, ex-YJB chief to fill in at Redbridge after children's services boss is injured, and TUC issues warning on tax credit changes, all in the news today

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LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

Better safeguarding work leads to fall in violent injuries

GPs need to improve knowledge of FGM, say MPs

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

Rotherham chief Ian Thomas to discuss his plans to tackle CSE

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

Daily roundup: Benefits capped, DCS hurt in car crash, tax credits

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